66 better pecan Recipes

egg white, old-fashioned oats, chopped nuts (such as almonds, pistachios, pecans, or walnuts), coconut shavings, agave syrup, olive oil or warmed coconut oil, sesame seeds, light brown sugar, kosher salt, ground cinnamon, dried cherries or cranberries

fresh cranberries (better with fresh ) or 1 (16 oz) can cranberries (better with fresh), water, cherry jell-o or 2 (3 oz) packages raspberry jell-o gelatin, crushed pineapple, drained (we love pineapple, so i use a large can), pecans, pecans or 1 cup walnuts

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

butter ( makes it taste better), sugar, evaporated milk, semisweet chocolate chunks , can use milk chocolate, marshmallow creme, chopped pecans, salt, vanilla

granulated sugar, heavy cream, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, walnut pieces or 1 cup pecan pieces, toasted

yellow cake mix, butter (you can use margarine, but is better), eggs, pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, butter (chilled ), chopped pecans

bourbon (little more is also good), raisins, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, thinly sliced, vanilla, chopped pecans (little more is better)

sliced ham (lunch meat), cream cheese, softened to room temp, picante sauce (works better if is not a chunky kind), chopped pecans, kosher dill pickles

cranberries , picked over, broken nutmeats--break them by hand , they taste better--i use pecans, but walnuts should be good too, light brown sugar, white sugar, melted butter , plus another tsp or so to grease the pan generously, egg, less 1 tsp flour, generous pinch of salt, ground nuts--whatever kind you are using above .

sweet potatoes (or yams, cooked and mashed ), sugar, eggs, beaten, butter (melted ), milk, vanilla, brown sugar (dark brown is better ), flour, pecans, chopped, butter, melted

almonds , soaked 15 minutes, pecans, dates, pitted, raisins , soaked 1 minute (water ok, rum better), mangoes, bananas, bananas, sliced, raisins

combine, cream cheese, butter, flour, blend well. refrigerate 1 hour or better overnight., shape into balls (24)., press into tiny muffin pan , bottom and sides.

canola oil, fat-free sour cream , plus, fat-free sour cream (light can be substituted), light corn syrup, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, egg substitute, unsweetened cocoa (sift the cocoa first if it is in chunks), unbleached white flour, baking powder, salt, chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

course grated zucchini (wash and dry the whole zucchini before grating), all-purpose flour, sugar, canola oil, pure vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans

butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa powder, buttermilk, vanilla extract, chopped pecans, (better chopped by hand , tastes fresher), icing, cream cheese, softened, unsalted butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, confectioners sugar, coarsely chopped pecans (better chopped by hand), vanilla, white chocolate chips for melting and drizzling over cake, butter to melt with the white chocolate chips

ginger cookie crumbs (i use anna s ginger thins, but any crisp gingersnap-type cookie will do), butter, melted, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips (i use ghirardelli - they seem to melt better and don tsp scorch as easily), dried cranberries, dried apricots, chopped, minced candied ginger, chopped pecans, shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk

unsweetened cocoa (the higher the quality cocoa, the better the brownie, i suggest ghiradelli cocoa powder.), butter, sugar, vanilla, amaretto, salt, flour, eggs, pecans (use only 2 cups if you re going to double the recipe), olive oil (for coating the pan )

sweet potatoes, baked, peeled and mashed (preferably ruby), firm silken tofu, tofutti better-than-cream-cheese (1 container), brown sugar, soy margarine, melted, cornstarch, pumpkin pie spice (or to taste), pure vanilla extract, flour, brown sugar, soy margarine, pecans, chopped